Taste is totally subjective and I realize that mine is strange. So, that said, here are my favorite movies, one for each year I've been alive. Enjoy, or be horrified. Which ever.
Idea stolen from
liliaeth.
1979 - The Muppet Movie
1980 - Empire Strikes Back (runner up the Shining)
1981 - Raiders of the Lost Ark
1982 - The Thing
1983 - Return of the Jedi
1984 - Ghostbusters
1985 - Back to the Future
1986 - Aliens
1987 - The Princess Bride (tough year b/c a ton of awesome movies came out like, Barfly, Predator, Robocop and Broadcast News)
1988 - Akira
1989 - Batman
1990 - Total Recall (though La Femme Nikita and Edward Sissorhands were both very close seconds)
1991 - Silence of the Lambs
1992 - Reservoir Dogs
1993 - Jurassic Park
1994 - Shawshank Redemption
1995 - Usual Suspects
1996 - Independence Day
1997 - L.A. Confidential
1998 - Out of Sight
1999 - The Matrix (another really had year to pick b/c Toy Story 2, Fight Club, Being John Malcovich, and Boys Don't Cry)
2000 - O' Brother Where Art Thou?
2001 - Amelie (but it just about tied with Shrek)
2002 - 28 Days Later
2003 - Pirates: Curse of the Black Pearl
2004 - Shaun of the Dead
2005 - Batman Begins
2006 - Children of Men
2007 - Juno
2008 - Iron Man
2009 - Star Trek
2010 - Toy Story 3